Horse-releaser.



M. LOUVIBRE 6v D. BROUSSARD.

HORSE RELEASBR.

ABPLIGATION FILED 00T. a, 190s.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

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MARIUS LOUVIERE AND DAMAS BROUSSARD, OF LOREAUVILLE, LOUISIANA.

HORSE-newness.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

Y Application filed October 8, 1908. Serial No. 455,751.

Be it known that we, MARIUS LOUVIERE and DAMAS' vBRoUssARD, citizensofthe United States, residing'at Lore'auville, in the parish of Iberia,vState kof Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Horse-Releasers'; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as'will enable others skilled in the art' to'whichit appertains tomake and use the same. f

This invention relates to horse releasers, and has forlone of itsobjects to simplify and improve the construction and increase theeiiciency and utility of devices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to pro-V vide a simply constructeddevice of this character which may be readily attached to any vehicleaxle and Without structural changes therein.

With these and other objects in view thel invention consists insupporting devices having means for attachment to an axle and providedwith half bearings, a bar swingingV from the supporting devices vandprovided with fingers bearingover the half bearings and operating tosupport draft appliances therein, the bar yieldably supported, and withmeans under the control of the driver for releasing the bar and itsfingers from the ments applied. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2*2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. t is asectional view with the parts inreleased position.

The improved device comprises two clips 1 10-11 attached to the forwardaxle 12 and which replace the ordinary thill or tongue clips, and areprovided with spaced eyes l 13-14 through which pins extend, the' pinsbeing preferably in the form of a single rod 15 extending betweenthe'two. clips, as shown.

Extending from `the clips 1011 are arms 16-17 having half` bearings18-19.V to receive T heads 20--21 forming the terminals of the thillirons 22-28, the latter connected to the thills represented at 24-25 inthe usual manner. f

- Extending parallel to the axle 12 is a bar 26 having lateral eyes27-28 at the ends engaging around the rod 15 between the spaced eyes153-14, whereby the bar is swingingly coupled to the axle.

Extending from the bar 26 opposite the eyes 2728 are spaced lugs orfingers 29-30 arranged in pairs, one pair bearing over the projectingends of the T head 20 and the other pair bearing over the projectingends of the T head 21, and completing the coupling between the thillsand the axle.

Extending from the bar 26 is an arm 31 from which a pull cord or wire 82leads to aV point convenient to the driver upon the seat in the vehicle.

Connected at one end to the arm 31 is a spring 83, the other end of thespring being connected as by a clip 34 to the axle 12, and exerting itsforce to maintain the arm 26 and its lingers 29 30 in engagement withthe T head members 2021.

While the improved device is shown applied to a pair of thills, it willbe obvious that the same attachment may be employed in connection withthe draft appliances of a tongue or pole for two horses, withoutstructural change, but as the changes necessary `ment to an axle and ahalf bearing, a bar swinging upon said supporting devices and with ngersbearing over said half bearings, and extending below the same and with aforwardly extending arm, said half bearings and fingers arranged tosupport draft appliances between them, a bar adapted to be connected toan axle and extending downwardly therefrom, a spring connected at theends between said arm and bar, and means under the control yof the'driver for elevating said lbar and its lingers.

2. In a device of the class described, supporting devices eachcompris-ing a plate having spaced clefts forming three longitudinallyextending tongues, the side tongues bent into spaced eyes and thecentral tongue bent into a half bearing, a draft appliance engaging insaid half bearing, a bar having lateral eyes engaging between the eyesof the `plates and with spaced lateral lingers curving downwardlyengaging over the half bearings and the draft appliances therein,

a rod extending through the eyes of the j plates and of the bar, aspring operating to 1 maintain the bar and its lingers yicldably inengagement with the half bearings, and means under the control of thedriver for releasing said bar and its lingers from the draft appliances.

In testimony whereof, we aiix our signatures, in presence of twowitnesses.

MARIUS LOUVIERE. DAMAS BROUSSARD.

lVtnesses LOUIS Innics'r, A. J. BnoUssAnD.

